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Liquid/Soft Food Diet

Liquid diet and soft food diet recipes for cancer patients who have difficulty chewing and swallowing or mouth sores, and people with tooth extractions, braces, jaw surgery and others who are on a soft food/liquid diet. These recipes are nourishing and easy to eat.

Cashew Cream Recipe {Dairy-Free and Vegan}

September 14, 2015 by Jeanette 42 Comments

Vegan Cashew Cream - this is so rich and creamy - it makes a great dairy-free substitute for heavy cream

Cashew Cream makes a wonderful dairy-free, vegan substitute for heavy cream. You might have noticed we’ve made a few changes here on Jeanette’s Healthy Living. I am super excited to unveil a new blog design with an updated look and feel, thanks to Julie from Deluxe Designs and Shauna from SMD Web & Blog Design. The…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cashew cream, dairy-free, heavy cream alternative, vegan

SCD GAPS Diet Raspberry Ice Cream Recipe

June 30, 2015 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Raspberry Ice Cream - this 3 ingredient ice cream is SCD and GAPS Diet friendly

SCD GAPS Diet Raspberry Ice Cream is made with just three ingredients – no ice cream machine required. Who doesn’t love ice cream, especially homemade ice cream. This Raspberry Ice Cream is made with just three ingredients – homemade creme fraiche (SCD and GAPS Diet friendly), frozen raspberries and honey. Because it’s made with SCD…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, GAPS Diet, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, SCD, vegetarian Tagged With: GAPS diet, GAPS Diet Creme Fraiche, GAPS Diet Sour Cream, homemade ice cream, Progressive Eats, SCD creme fraiche, SCD diet, SCD French Cream, SCD sour cream

SCD GAPS Diet Sour Cream Creme Fraiche Recipe

June 24, 2015 by Jeanette 20 Comments

SCD GAPS Diet Sour Cream Creme Fraiche - use as a base for a rich ice cream that's virtually lactose free

SCD GAPS Diet Sour Cream Creme Fraiche is naturally virtually lactose free and makes the perfect base for a rich and creamy ice cream. Recently, I’ve been trying a few basic SCD GAPS Diet recipes as part of the learning process about the SCD and GAPS diet. The first recipe I tried was homemade fermented…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegetarian Tagged With: GAPS Diet Creme Fraiche, GAPS Diet Sour Cream, SCD creme fraiche, SCD diet, SCD diet yogurt recipe, SCD French Cream, SCD sour cream

Homemade SCD GAPS Diet Yogurt Recipe

June 15, 2015 by Jeanette 12 Comments

SCD Yogurt with Blueberries and Honey

This Homemade SCD GAPS Diet Yogurt is fermented for 24 hours, making it virtually lactose free and easier to digest. Enjoy with fresh fruit and honey for breakfast for an afternoon snack. Have you heard of the SCD or GAPS Diet? SCD stands for Specific Carbohydrate Diet. I first came across this diet when my youngest…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, GAPS Diet, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, low carb, SCD, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: GAPS diet, GAPS diet yogurt recipe, gut healing diet, homemade yogurt, how to make yogurt in dehydrator, lactose free yogurt, SCD, SCD diet, SCD diet yogurt recipe, SCD yogurt recipe

Edamame Miso Avocado Hummus Recipe

May 18, 2015 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Edamame Avocado Miso Hummus - this protein packed dip is great with veggies or as a spread on whole grain crackers

This Edamame Miso Avocado Hummus is packed with protein and makes a healthy snack. Serve with veggies or as a spread on whole grain crackers or nori. As the end of the school year approaches, I feel like the day flies by and there is so much to get done. So, there are days when…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: edmamame, hummus, miso, nutrient dense snacks, protein rich snack, soybeans

Using Molecular Gastronomy for Dysphagia Recipes

May 12, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Strawberry and Yogurt Spheres - reverse spherification - molecular gastronomy

This post explores the possibility of using Molecular Gastronomy for Dysphagia Recipes to improve the lives of people with dementia, Parksinson’s disease, ALS, cancer, and other medical conditions that make it difficult for them to eat. Over the past few years, I’ve developed an interest in molecular gastronomy and the implications it might have for…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, Dysphagia, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Molecular Gastronomy, Resources, Special Diets Tagged With: airs, ALS, cancer treatment diet, dementia, dysphagia, foams, food science, gels, Lou Gehrig's Disease, modernist cuisine, molecular cooking, molecular gastronomy, Parkinson's Disease, powders, reverse sperification, sous vide, spherication

Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth Recipe {Paleo}

March 9, 2015 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth {Paleo} - sip on a cup of this mineral rich bone broth or use it as a base for soups, stews or sauces - it's healthy and nourishing, and facilitates digestion

This Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth is a staple recipe every cook should have – sip it as is, or use it as a base in soups, sauces and stews.  I’ve been making lots of soup this winter, and keeping my freezer and refrigerator full of bone broths. Oftentimes, I have extra chicken bones and vegetable…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, soups Tagged With: bone broth, chicken broth, chicken feet, mineral rich, paleo

Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth Recipe {Paleo}

March 2, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth {Paleo} - drink a mug of this mineral rich bone broth - it's healthy and nourishing, and facilitates digestion

This Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth is great for sipping as well as using in soups and sauces. Bone broths are all the rage these days, selling for as much as a cup of Starbucks coffee at some places. These bone broths are nothing like the kind you buy at the supermarket. They’re rich in minerals…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: beef bones, bone broth, paleo

Copycat Panera Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

February 23, 2015 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Copycat Panera Bread Creamy Tomato Basil Soup - so creamy and delicious, just like Panera's!

This Copycat Panera Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is so creamy and delicious, you’ll want to make it time and time again. Do you like Panera Bread? I have to admit I was never a big fan and hadn’t been there in a while, but my son likes their tomato soup. So, last week when he was on…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, soups, vegetarian Tagged With: copycat recipe, cream of tomato soup, Panera bread, tomato basil soup

Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake

February 22, 2015 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake - this healthy breakfast is filling and hearty, perfect for a cold winter morning.

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake is a hearty breakfast for a cold winter day. It’s been freezing the past few weeks – in the single digits and teens, and if you count windchill, it was negative 6 degrees the other day. I have to admit February is the toughest month for…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, whole grain Tagged With: breakfast, breakfast bake, cocoa powder, peanut butter, steel cut oatmeal, steel cut oats

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse Recipe

February 10, 2015 by Jeanette 43 Comments

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse - just 145 calories! The perfect Valentine's Day treat!

This Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse is secretly healthy, the perfect treat for chocolate lovers. Valentine’s Day is this Saturday and I’ve got the perfect chocolate dessert for your loved one that is healthy and sugar-free too! After all, what’s Valentine’s Day without some chocolate. This recipe for Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse comes from my friend…

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Filed Under: book review, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, Brenda Bennett, chocolate mousse, cocoa powder, dairy-free, low carb, sugar-free, Sugar-Free Mom

Creamy Spinach Feta Soup with Pine Nuts Recipe {Low Carb}

December 22, 2014 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Creamy Spinach Soup with Feta and Pine Nuts (Low Carb) - this is a healthy, light soup that has a rich creamy taste

This Creamy Spinach Feta Soup with Pine Nuts takes the flavor of spinach pie and turns it into a bowl of comfort. Have you ever had Greek spinach pie? It’s one of my favorite indulgences when I visit our local Greek market. Sometimes the owner bakes spinach pies and sells them at the checkout counter….

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: creamless creamy soup, pureed soup, Recipe Redux, soft food, spinach soup

Chestnut Praline Latte (Dairy-Free/Vegan)

December 11, 2014 by Jeanette

Chestnut Praline Latte - creamy and delicious, this latte is a healthier version of Starbuck's newest latte. Made with real chestnuts and pecans, and cashew milk to make this dairy-free.

Cozy up to a mug of this Chestnut Praline Latte, a healthier and dairy-free version of Starbuck’s latest holiday latte, made with real chestnuts and pecans. Have you tried the newest Starbuck’s Chestnut Praline Latte? Recently, I saw an article that said this latest drink does not actually contain any chestnuts or nuts in it….

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Filed Under: beverages, Chemotherapy Recipes, Christmas, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cashew milk, cashew milk recipes, chestnuts, dairy-free, Silk, Silk Cashew, Starbucks Chestnut Praline Latte, vegan

Guasacaca Avocado “Green” Sauce Recipe

November 11, 2014 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Guasacaca Avocado Sauce - this sauce is the "secret" green sauce served at many Latin American restaurants - smother it on tacos, quesadillas, arepas and more!

You’re going to want to slather this Guasacaca Avocado “Green” Sauce on tacos, quesadillas, and stuffed arepas. Have you ever eaten at a Venezuelan restaurant where they have bottles of “secret sauce” on the table? Well, what might appear to a secret to many of us, is just a common condiment to the Venezuelan people….

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Recipes For Foodies, sauces, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado sauce, condiment, green sauce, sauce, sauce for arepas, Venezuelan

Super Vegetable Blend-In Sauce Recipe

October 21, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

This Super Vegetable Sauce is a great way to get your kids to eat more vegetables - stir into chili, pasta sauces, mix into meatballs and meatloaf

This Super Vegetable Blend-In Sauce is a great way to sneak in extra vegetables into your family’s meals. Stir into chili, pasta sauce, stews, and meatloaf mix for an added boost of goodness. I have to say I hesitated before posting this recipe simply because this is not the most attractive sauce to photograph. In…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Pureed Food Diet, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: blend-in vegetable sauce, how to get kids to eat more vegetables, pureed vegetables, sneaking vegetables into meals

Smashed Miso Avocado and Egg in a Cup

October 7, 2014 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Smashed Miso Avocado and Poached Egg in a Cup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Smashed Miso Avocado and Egg in a Cup makes a quick and easy breakfast. I’ve been obsessed with miso, avocado and eggs lately. You might have noticed my Breakfast Smashed Avocado Tomato Toast with Fried Poached Egg or the Smashed Miso Avocado Toast with Poached Egg and Furikake posts recently. There’s just something about…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Recipes For Foodies, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, miso, paleo, poached egg, smashed avocado

Banana Oat Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie + 10 Wellness Life Hacks for Moms

September 11, 2014 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Perfect for breakfast! Protein Packed Banana Oat Chocolate Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Banana Oat Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie is one of the 10 Wellness Life Hacks for Moms that will get you on the right track. Sponsored by Silk. As a mom of four boys, three of whom are now in college, I’ve learned a lot over the years. Being a mom can be one of…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, gluten-free, Healthy Living, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: health and wellness, healthy tips for moms, Silk, smoothie, soy milk, wellness life hacks, wellness tips

Acai Banana Kale Smoothie Recipe

August 4, 2014 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Acai Banana Kale Yogurt Smoothie © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Power up your morning with this Acai Banana Kale Smoothie, packed with antioxidants. This summer, the twins have been working out feverishly, which has had a trickle down effect on my husband and me. Funny how that works. Not only are they working out, but they’re also trying to put on some weight, so they’ve…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: acai, kale, kale in smoothie, preworkout, smoothie

Healthy Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl Recipe

July 16, 2014 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Breakfast Refried Bean Bowl © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Healthy Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl make a protein-rich breakfast or a versatile side dish at dinnertime. Top with salsa, avocado, a poached egg and hot sauce for the ultimate Refried Bean Breakfast Bowl. One of my boys has been on a huge breakfast and workout spree. You should see the spread that he makes for himself each…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Instant Pot, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pantry Recipe, Pureed Food Diet, vegetarian Tagged With: beans for breakfast, breakfast bowl, healthy refried beans, how to cook refried beans, pink beans, poached egg, protein rich breakfast

Brazilian Acai Breakfast Bowl Recipe

July 3, 2014 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Brazilian Acai Breakfast Bowl © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Start off your day with this refreshing Brazilian Acai Breakfast Bowl. Packed with antioxidants from the acai fruit and berries, it’s not only nutritious but delicious. Great for pre-workouts too. A few weeks ago, we celebrated one of the twin’s graduation at a Brazilian family’s home. Our sons have been good friends throughout high school, and…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Pureed Food Diet, smoothies, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: 4th of July, acai, acai bowl, Brazilian, breakfast, Fourth of July, smoothie

Blueberry Pomegranate Lemonade for Fourth of July

July 2, 2014 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Blueberry Pomegranate Lemonade © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Celebrate the Fourth of July with this fun Blueberry Pomegranate Lemonade. Fruity juicey ice cubes keep this lemonade cold on a hot summer day. It’s hard to believe that July 4th is already here! Where did June go? We’ll be going to our local town fireworks as has been our family tradition for as long…

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Filed Under: beverages, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 4th of July, beverage, Fourth of July, juice, lemonade

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